BP rejects clean-up claims at annual meeting

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this April 21, 2010 handout, file photograph. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blowout in April killed 11 workers and spilled about 4.9 million barrels of oil over several months. The Obama administration sued BP Plc and four other companies over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on December 15, 2010, charging violations of U.S. environmental laws, in the opening salvo in what will likely be a lengthy legal battle. The lawsuit seeks damages from BP, Transocean Ltd, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Mitsui & Co Ltd unit MOEX and Transocean’s insurer Lloyds of London for their roles in the worst offshore oil spill disaster in U.S. history. Picture taken April 21, 2010. REUTERS/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout/Files (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENERGY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

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Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this April 21, 2010 handout, file photograph. The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blowout in April killed 11 workers and spilled about 4.9 million barrels of oil over several months. The Obama administration sued BP Plc and four other companies over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on December 15, 2010, charging violations of U.S. environmental laws, in the opening salvo in what will likely be a lengthy legal battle. The lawsuit seeks damages from BP, Transocean Ltd, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Mitsui & Co Ltd unit MOEX and Transocean’s insurer Lloyds of London for their roles in the worst offshore oil spill disaster in U.S. history. Picture taken April 21, 2010. REUTERS/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout/Files (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENERGY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSReuters

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Last updated at 3:06PM, April 12 2012

Frustrated protesters claimed today that oil giant BP’s clean-up operation in
the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster had been a “complete fiasco”.

Gulf Coast community representatives and environmentalists opposed to oil
exploration in Canada’s tar sands joined forces outside the group’s annual
meeting in London to get their voices heard.

Surrounded by banners reading “BP out of the tar sands” and “BP your party’s
over”, the gathering claimed BP’s efforts in the Gulf Coast have been
insufficient.

BP has so far paid about $7.5 billion (£4.7 billion) in clean-up costs and
compensation, with more than 200,000 individuals and